1. Omar Abdullah had previously served as the chief minister of the Jammu and Kashmir between 2009 and 2014, and is the current vice president of the Jammu and Kashmir National Conference, a position he has held since 2009 and previously served as its president.
The son of former Jammu and Kashmir State chief minister Farooq Omar Abdullah, he joined politics in 1998 after being elected as the youngest member of the Lok Sabha, a feat he repeated in subsequent three elections.
Omar Abdullah was the union Minister of State for External Affairs in Atal Bihari Vajpayee's NDA government, from 23 July 2001 to 23 December 2002.
Omar Abdullah resigned from NDA government in October 2002 to concentrate on party work.
Omar Abdullah became the youngest, and 11th chief minister of the state of Jammu and Kashmir after forming a government in coalition with the Indian National Congress, on 5 January 2009.
Omar Abdullah would serve in that position until 2015, after being defeated in the 2014 state elections.
Omar Abdullah was born on 10 March 1970 in Rochford, Essex, United Kingdom.
In September 2011, Omar Abdullah confirmed that he and his wife have separated but their divorce is still pending in courts.
In 1998, at the age of 28, Omar Abdullah was elected to the 12th Lok Sabha, becoming the youngest member.
Omar Abdullah resigned from the post on 23 December 2002, to concentrate on party work.
Omar Abdullah was re-elected as the National Conference party's president in 2006.
In March 2006, much to the disapproval of the centre Omar Abdullah had a one-on-one meeting with Pakistan's president, Pervez Musharraf, in Islamabad.
On 22 July 2008, Omar Abdullah gave a speech during the 2008 Lok Sabha vote of confidence, which was praised and won him fans on the internet.
Mr Omar Abdullah has been appointed a member of the Coordination Committee of the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance at its Mumbai convention on 1 September 2023.
In run up to the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, Omar Abdullah showed unwillingness to go for a seat sharing agreement with other political parties under the INDIA alliance in Jammu and Kashmir, and insisted on NC contesting all seats in Kashmir region.
Omar Abdullah met with the Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, Manoj Sinha, on 11 October was sworn in as Chief Minister on 16 October 2024.
On 10 February 2020, senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for petitioner Sara Omar Abdullah Pilot, mentioned the matter for urgent listing before a bench headed by Justice N V Ramana.
On 24 March 2020, Omar Abdullah was released from detention.